Traditional Chinese Medicine Articles

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Qi Deficiency Generates Heat, Blood Deficiency Generates Heat, and Yin Deficiency Also Generates Heat: Traditional Chinese Medicine's Approach to Extinguishing Heat Throughout the Body

First, let's look at heat generated by Yin deficiency. The Yin and Yang within our bodies must remain in balance. If the Yin fluids in the body are depleted and can no longer restrain the Yang, it lea...
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Dampness and Itching in the Inner Thighs: Three Classifications and Rapid Conditioning

Many men experience persistent dampness in the inner thighs, often accompanied by excessive sweating, an unpleasant odor after sweating, and itching. There are three primary causes for this condition,...
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Excessive Stomach Fire leads to a yellow tongue, excessive Liver Fire leads to yellow sweat, and excessive Heart Fire leads to yellow urine; Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a method to clear fire from the entire body.

First, excessive Stomach Fire leads to a yellow tongue. TCM believes that a yellow tongue coating mostly indicates interior syndromes and heat syndromes; the yellower the coating, the more severe the...
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Stop Blindly Taking Medication for Constipation: Traditional Chinese Medicine Tips for Fast Relief

If you suffer from frequent constipation—sometimes going three to five days without a bowel movement—and keep hoping it will happen tomorrow only to end up relying on Glycerin Enemas (Kaisailu) or oth...
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Qi-Induced Phlegm, Stasis-Induced Phlegm, and Cold-Induced Phlegm: Traditional Chinese Medicine's Approach to Resolving Systemic Phlegm

If you constantly feel as though there is phlegm in your throat, are prone to abdominal distension, have sticky stools, and a thick, greasy tongue coating, you likely have a phlegm-dampness constituti...
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Whether Yang Qi is Sufficient Can Be Determined by the Heart, Spleen, and Kidney

First, Heart Yang Deficiency. This is mostly caused by chronic illness leading to Spleen deficiency or sudden illness damaging the Zheng Qi (Vital Qi). The first to be affected is the Heart Qi; when ...
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Stomach Blockage Causes Constipation, Spleen Blockage Causes Diarrhea, and Liver Blockage Causes Excessive Flatulence: Traditional Chinese Medicine's Method to Soothe the Liver, Strengthen the Spleen, and Nourish the Stomach

Under normal circumstances, the meridians of our Zang-Fu organs remain unobstructed. If a blockage occurs in any area, the body will exhibit abnormal reactions. Today, I will share with you the condit...
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Replenishing Essence and Blood, Nourishing the Liver and Kidney for Optimal Health: Effective Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is said that deficiency of both the Liver and Kidney is more concerning than simple Kidney deficiency. If you suffer from Liver and Kidney insufficiency, it m...
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Hair Loss, Blurred Vision, and Numbness in Limbs are all Signs of Blood Deficiency; Traditional Chinese Medicine Offers a Method to Replenish Blood Throughout the Body

First, let's look at hair loss as a sign of blood deficiency. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is said that "the luster of the Kidney is manifested in the hair." Hair becomes thick when nouri...
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Prostatitis is not to be feared; it is caused by either "Dampness" or "Fire." Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) teaches you the "One Clearing, Two Unblocking" method for good health.

When it comes to prostatitis, many people find it a headache, feeling that the condition is difficult to treat and prone to recurrence even after improvement. In the view of TCM, this is essentially n...
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